Over My Dead Body (Hebrews 9:15-20; Jeremiah 34:17-22)
/The fact that Jesus shed his blood on the cross means that a new covenant has been enacted, one that provides a solution for the Old Covenant’s demand for death for transgressors.
Purified from Dead Works (Hebrews 9:1-14; Genesis 3:;6-7, 17-24; Ecclesiastes 2:14-26)
/While the ministry of the tabernacle was a constant picture of mankind’s reality in Adam, Jesus brings a better ministry where he removes the shame of sinners and grants them access to God.
Baptism: Sign and Seal of the New Covenant (Ezekiel 36:22-32)
/As a sacrament of the New Covenant, baptism preaches the message of the Gospel to God’s people and seals it with His promise that all trust in the blood of Jesus will be saved.
I Will Remember Them No More (Hebrews 8:6-13)
/The Old Covenant, because it deals with man’s righteousness ends in God’s neglect of the people, but the New Covenant, because it deals with God’s grace, ends in God’s remembering their sins no more.
The Newness of the New Covenant (Hebrews 8:6-7; 7:11-12; Exodus 24:1-8)
/Through his death on the cross, Jesus enacted the New Covenant, through which he ministers to his people (in all ages).
The Portable Mountain (Hebrews 8:1-7; Exodus 25:8-9, 17-22, 40)
/Because Jesus ministers in a different tabernacle, you cannot return to the temple (and its worship) and still cling to Christ.
The King's New Clothes (Psalm 3; Matthew 10:34-39)
/In the Bible, victory comes through defeat, life through death and deliverance through suffering.
A Lasting Refuge (Hebrews 13:23-28; Numbers 35:9-15; 22-29)
/Jesus is able to save those who seek refuge in him, because he is not like them (or the priests of the Old Covenant).
Living Between the Days (Psalm 2)
/A day has been set for judgment and, between now and then, God is patiently waiting while he calls his children out of sin and rebellion, to refuge in the Risen Savior
The Need for a Better Covenant (Hebrews 7:11-22; Numbers 3:5-13)
/The New Covenant is able to save because it is based upon Jesus who is a perfect priest.
The Blessed Man (Psalm 1:1-6; Genesis 2:4-17)
/Psalm 1 speaks of the blessings and curses of the Law and, through that, shows us the salvation that would be accomplished by the Messiah to come.
King of Righteousness, King of Peace (Hebrews 7:1-10; Genesis 14:17-24)
/Melchizedek, the king of Salem was a priest, who served as a picture of Christ to come showing us that salvation (that is peace with God), comes by giving us his perfect righteousness and laying down his life for us.
The Anchor of Your Soul (Hebrews 6:13-20; Genesis 22:15-19)
/God has given his people a double pledge to encourage them hold fast to the hope of glory they have in Jesus Christ.
We Are Convinced of Better Things (Hebrews 6:9-12; Deuteronomy 31:24-29)
/Today we will see that the author of Hebrews is confident that his hearers
have embraced the New Covenant because of the fruit that has been born in their lives.
Joining the Wrong Team, Part 2 (Hebrews 6:4-8; Isaiah 5:1-7)
/The lesson to be learned from national Israel sharing in Adam’s curse is that any substitute for Christ meets with the same consequences.
Joining the Wrong Team, Part 1 (Hebrews 6:4-6; Matthew 21:33-44)
/In crucifying the Son of God, national Israel (as defined by the Old Covenant) made their apostasy irreversible and cannot be restored to repentance.
Discerning Good from Evil (Hebrews 5:11-6:3; Genesis 2:15-17; 3:6)
/To return to the Old Covenant after the coming of Christ is to repeat the sin of Adam and choose earthly gain over heavenly.